Education

NEW YORK, NY (May 16, 2019) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) is happy to invite you to a free webinar entitled “Ramadan: Half Time Reflections” by Dr. Kia Jahed this Sunday 6 PM (EST).Read more

Zakah is a well-known financial obligation in an Islamic society. It is obligatory on every mentally sound and financially strong adult who has money saved for one year. This extraordinary obligation is so important that it comes after the obligation of Salah (prayer). Without this, a person cannot be considered faithful.Read more

Last summer, for the first time in more than 15 years, I celebrated Eid ul-Adha with my extended family. At 8 a.m., chattering and dressed in our finest, we drove to the East Brunswick soccer field, where prayers were being held. The sun was already bright and hot, and the ground was a sea of colors and glitter.Read more

As we end Ramadan of 2016 we are saddened with the parting of this great month. Muslims throughout the globe are deep in thought and intensified acts of worship as Ramadan culminates and Eid-ul Fitr dawns.Read more

June 13, 2016. On behalf of the American Muslim community, we, the undersigned, want to extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the barbaric assault that occurred early yesterday morning at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Read more

The family is that solid block which forms the foundation of a functional society. It comprises of individuals with their distinctive relationships, such as, husband-wife relationship, extended family, in-laws but at the top of this list is the parent-child relationship. All of these relationships are maintained by strong bonds of love, affection, respect and sacrifice.Read more

Youth Conference 2K16 is almost here! It’s a weekend full of main sessions and intensive sessions led by inspirational speakers and a chance for us to increase our knowledge and boost our Iman. Every year we aim to tackle a different but crucial problem faced by young Muslims.Read more

The Qur’an and Sunnah detail many miracles that Jesus performed. He cured the sick, lepers, the blind and gave life to the dead and many others. But he did all this with the permission of God almighty. These miracles don’t assign any divinity to him. Some of these miracles are detailed below.Read more

One of the most fundamental belief systems in Islam is that Allah (GOD) has sent his chosen messengers and prophets to mankind in different nations and communities throughout the ages, from the time of Adam (PBUH) until His last prophet, Mohammed (PBUH). According to some Islamic traditions, there were more than 124,000 prophets who were sent by God to different nations and communities throughout human history.Read more

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and ICNA would like to join the rest of the nation in bringing about the awareness of its dangers and sufferings. However, awareness is not enough. I would like to focus on the Islamic perspective on domestic violence and provide solutions to this menacing misconduct in society. Although women can perpetrate domestic violence against men, studies show that domestic abuse is mostly carried out by men against women. Thus, in most of this discussion, I would focus on violence against women.Read more